diff --git a/contrib/linux/postgres.init b/contrib/linux/postgres.init.csh
similarity index 89%
rename from contrib/linux/postgres.init
rename to contrib/linux/postgres.init.csh
index b47d7a8482f14361c69748a8e2da95a0251547dd..ebe9d70c84f854cd2dd988350dc3bea04101c17a 100755
--- a/contrib/linux/postgres.init
+++ b/contrib/linux/postgres.init.csh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # and then set USE_SYSLOG to "yes" below
 #
 #PGBIN="/opt/postgres/current/bin"	# not used
-
 PGACCOUNT="postgres"		# the postgres account (you called it something else?)
 POSTMASTER="postmaster"		# this probably won't change
 
@@ -19,7 +18,8 @@ USE_SYSLOG="yes"		# "yes" to enable syslog, "no" to go to /tmp/postgres.log
 FACILITY="local5"		# can assign local0-local7 as the facility for logging
 PGLOGFILE="/tmp/postgres.log"	# only used if syslog is disabled
 
-PGOPTS="-i -B 2048"
+PGOPTS="-B 256"
+#PGOPTS="-i -B 256"	# -i to enable TCP/IP rather than Unix socket
 
 # Source function library.
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ fi
 # See how we were called.
 case "$1" in
   start)
-  	if [ -f ${PGLOGFILE} ]
+	if [ -f ${PGLOGFILE} ]
 	then
 		mv ${PGLOGFILE} ${PGLOGFILE}.old
 	fi
 	echo -n "Starting postgres: "
 # force full login to get path names
+# my postgres runs SH/BASH so use proper syntax in redirection...
 	if [ ${USE_SYSLOG} = "yes" ]; then
 		su - ${PGACCOUNT} -c "(${POSTMASTER} ${PGOPTS} 2>&1 | logger -p ${FACILITY}.notice) &" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 	else
@@ -53,19 +54,16 @@ case "$1" in
 	sleep 5
 	pid=`pidof ${POSTMASTER}`
 	echo -n "${POSTMASTER} [$pid]"
-	sleep 2
 #	touch /var/lock/subsys/${POSTMASTER}
-# use the name of the symlink
-	touch /var/lock/subsys/postgres
 	echo
 	;;
   stop)
-  	echo -n "Stopping postgres: "
+	echo -n "Stopping postgres: "
 	pid=`pidof ${POSTMASTER}`
 	if [ "$pid" != "" ] ; then
 		echo -n "${POSTMASTER} [$pid]"
 		kill -TERM $pid
-		sleep 3
+		sleep 1
 	fi
 	echo
 	;;
diff --git a/contrib/linux/postgres.init.sh b/contrib/linux/postgres.init.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..43da349d27d738fffc08fa4faeccd0e51d1fd934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/linux/postgres.init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# postgres.init Start postgres back end system.
+#
+# Author:       Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>
+#               modified from other startup files in the RedHat Linux distribution
+#
+# This version can log backend output through syslog using the local5 facility.
+# To enable this, edit /etc/syslog.conf to include a line similar to:
+#   local5.*  /var/log/postgres
+# and then set USE_SYSLOG to "yes" below
+#
+#PGBIN="/opt/postgres/current/bin"	# not used
+PGACCOUNT="postgres"		# the postgres account (you called it something else?)
+POSTMASTER="postmaster"		# this probably won't change
+
+USE_SYSLOG="yes"		# "yes" to enable syslog, "no" to go to /tmp/postgres.log
+FACILITY="local5"		# can assign local0-local7 as the facility for logging
+PGLOGFILE="/tmp/postgres.log"	# only used if syslog is disabled
+
+PGOPTS="-B 256"
+#PGOPTS="-i -B 256"	# -i to enable TCP/IP rather than Unix socket
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+# Get config.
+. /etc/sysconfig/network
+
+# Check that networking is up.
+# Pretty much need it for postmaster.
+if [ ${NETWORKING} = "no" ]
+then
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+#[ -f ${PGBIN}/${POSTMASTER} ] || exit 0
+
+# See how we were called.
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	if [ -f ${PGLOGFILE} ]
+	then
+		mv ${PGLOGFILE} ${PGLOGFILE}.old
+	fi
+	echo -n "Starting postgres: "
+# force full login to get path names
+# my postgres runs CSH/TCSH so use proper syntax in redirection...
+	if [ ${USE_SYSLOG} = "yes" ]; then
+		su - ${PGACCOUNT} -c "(${POSTMASTER} ${PGOPTS} |& logger -p ${FACILITY}.notice) &" > /dev/null&
+	else
+		su - ${PGACCOUNT} -c "${POSTMASTER} ${PGOPTS} >>&! ${PGLOGFILE} &" > /dev/null&
+	fi
+	sleep 5
+	pid=`pidof ${POSTMASTER}`
+	echo -n "${POSTMASTER} [$pid]"
+#	touch /var/lock/subsys/${POSTMASTER}
+	echo
+	;;
+  stop)
+	echo -n "Stopping postgres: "
+	pid=`pidof ${POSTMASTER}`
+	if [ "$pid" != "" ] ; then
+		echo -n "${POSTMASTER} [$pid]"
+		kill -TERM $pid
+		sleep 1
+	fi
+	echo
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
+	exit 1
+esac
+
+exit 0